PC shipments tank as memory crunch bites

Worldwide PC shipments fell 4,9% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 68,2-million units, according to IDC — the first decline after nine consecutive quarters of growth. A persistent memory chip shortage drove the reversal, pushing vendors to pull inventory forward as far as...

AI, cross-border trade reshape e-commerce in SA

AI could soon choose what we buy, sustainability has shifted from nice-to-have to non-negotiable, and second-hand shopping is rapidly becoming mainstream, according to DHL’s E-Commerce Trends Report 2026. Based on survey findings from 29 000 online shoppers and 5 800...

How air transport industry plans to move 10bn passengers a year

It really sounds like a frequent flyer’s dream: Borders cleared in 10 seconds; weather delays cut by 65%; lost luggage down 90%; AI continually driving efficiency. But all this is becoming reality, says the SITA Impact Report 2025, documenting a year of customer-led...

Euclid space telescope marks a milestone in cosmic history

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found - and two of these giant and dazzling galaxy cores, powered by gargantuan black holes, are the earliest quasars yet observed in cosmic history. They shone with...

Executive shakeout at Tarsus

After little more than a year at the helm, Emile Burger, CEO of Tarsus Distribution, has resigned. Emmanouil Revmatas, who joined the distributor as GM in October last year, has been appointed as interim CEO. Burger, who was previously CFO of Tarsus, succeeded channel...

Google unveils new African investments

Kathy Gibson reports from Google Cloud Summit in Johannesburg - As artificial intelligence (AI) permeates every level of the economy, we need to guard against letting the digital divide extend to becoming the AI divide. That’s the word from James Manyika, senior...

Corporate redefinition demands versatile C-suite leaders

Rapid market change, technological disruption, and economic pressures are causing South African companies to no longer be content with incremental improvements to their core operations. To unlock new avenues for growth, businesses are increasingly diversifying by...

Urgent call to unlock youth potential in agriculture 

While agriculture remains one of the country’s most critical yet under‑utilised sectors for job creation, entrepreneurship and long-term economic inclusion, young people continue to enter the farming industry at far lower rates than required to secure the future of...

The growing importance of AI sovereignty

A new global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value finds that as enterprises embed AI deeper into core business operations, most surveyed organisations remain locked into AI systems they cannot easily change - reinforcing the growing importance of AI...

Africa writes new rules for digital growth

Africa is not simply accelerating its digital adoption - it is actively authoring a new model of digital growth. This is the headline finding from a new report, "Africa's Digital Momentum: Four Structural Imperatives," from BCG Platinion, the tech arm of Boston...

In the midst of chaos, Africa has the chance to reinvent

In a time of shifting geopolitical dynamics, evolving supply chains, technological transformation and changing patterns of trade and investment which are redefining the global economic landscape, Africa has an historic opportunity to reposition itself as a dynamic...

Fragmentation in global energy transition as geopolitical risks surge

Geopolitical tensions, supply disruptions, and rising demand are driving fragmentation and slowing progress across the global energy landscape, according to the World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index 2026. The report, developed in collaboration with Accenture,...

Top data and analytics trends to factor in

More than one in 10 enterprises will be AI-first by 2030, outperforming competitors in the adoption of AI agents, semantics and converged data and analytics (D&A) platforms, according to Gartner. These three areas are the driving forces behind the top trends for...

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What comes after GenAI? And what it means for African innovation

For the past three or four years, the world has lived through what is probably the fastest adoption of a general-purpose technology in modern economic history, with systems becoming embedded in ordinary working life so quickly that companies, governments, and...

Naked gives a final car insurance quote in ChatGPT

South African insurance platform Naked believes it has become the first company in the world to successfully develop and deploy a native app in ChatGPT that can provide a final, binding car insurance quote. The launch also appears to make Naked the first South African...

Xero delivers Claude integration

Xero has announced its live integration with Anthropic, the company behind Claude. Building on a multi-year partnership announced in late March, the speed to market of the integration marks a significant milestone for Xero customers. The partnership brings Claude...

Nissan and Red Hat co-engineer software-defined vehicles

Red Hat has announced a landmark engineering initiative with Nissan Motor Company to build its next-generation software-defined vehicle (SDV) platform. The collaboration would involve Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System to provide a standardised, scalable Linux...

NEC XON and Avaloq advance wealth management tech in Africa

NEC XON and Avaloq, both part of NEC Corporation, have combined Avaloq’s banking and wealth management platform with NEC XON’s regional presence to support the digitalisation of Africa’s wealth management sector. The collaboration focuses on helping financial...

A seven-nation army couldn’t hold my backlog

By Barry Buck - Anyone who has stood in a Champions League stadium knows the sound. Stomp, stomp, clap. The White Stripes riff converted into a 60 000-person chant before kick-off. There is no better soundtrack for enterprise project queues in 2026. The work keeps...

The long-term infrastructure behind successful AI

Infrastructure decisions made today will determine the cost and resilience of tomorrow’s AI. Why? Because AI-driven applications aren’t temporary workloads. Once deployed, they run continuously, improving and expanding as organisations integrate them more deeply into...

Mobile money surge is a test for SA’s financial resilience

South Africa just celebrated Freedom Day, but it’s worth asking what financial freedom looks like in the digital age. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional director: southern Africa at Fortinet There are about 6-million South Africans who remain unbanked or underbanked,...

Neglected legacy systems undermine modern cybersecurity

Even in a world defined by rapid digital transformation, one persistent and underestimated threat continues to undermine cybersecurity resilience: legacy software vulnerabilities. By Saurabh Prasad, senior solution architect at In2IT Technologies Many organisations,...

Google opens free 2026 ‘Hustle Academy’

While generative AI is projected to add $100-billion (R1,66-trillion) to Africa’s economy annually, nine in 10 businesses on the continent say a shortage of AI skills is already hurting them. Google aims to close that gap with the return of the Hustle Academy, which...

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Our client, a well-established Managed Services Provider (MSP), is looking for a Junior IT Technician to join their technical support team. This is a client-facing role supporting businesses across the Bellville and Paarl regions, providing both onsite and remote...

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Our client, a well-established Managed Services Provider (MSP), is looking for a Junior IT Technician to join their technical support team. This is a client-facing role supporting businesses across the Bellville and Paarl regions, providing both onsite and remote...

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